1. Improving the Education of Teachers and Trainers
Expert Group A: Improving the Education of teachers and Trainers
Athens 2 June 2003
Mr Seán FEERICK, DG EAC

2. Framework of the Objectives Process
Section 1
Framework of the Objectives Process
Section 2
Work of the Expert Group A - improving the education of teachers and trainers

3. Article 149 (ex Article 126)
The Community shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging co-operation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity

4. Bologna Process Copenhagen Process Objectives Process

5. The “objectives” process and the open method of
co-ordination

6. Strategic goal for the EU to 2010
Lisbon, March 2000
Strategic goal for the EU to 2010
to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world,
capable of sustainable economic growth
with more and better jobs
and greater social cohesion

7. HOW? The Education Council
to undertake a general reflection on the concrete future objectives of education systems,
focusing on common concerns and priorities,
while respecting national diversity

8. The open method of co-ordination
A co-ordinated strategy
Common objectives
Common instruments

9. The common tools Indicators and benchmarks Exchange of good practice
Peer reviews

10. Barcelona, March 2002
Detailed work programme on the follow-up of the objectives of Education and Training Systems in Europe

11. The Detailed Work Programme
3 Strategic objectives
13 Objectives
33 Indicative indicators

12. Strategic Objective 1
Improving the quality and effectiveness of education and training systems in the EU

13. Strategic Objective 1
1.1 Improving education and training for teachers and trainers
1.2 Developing skills for the knowledge society
1.3 Ensuring access to ICT for everyone
1.4 Increasing recruitment to scientific and technical studies
1.5 Making the best use of resources

14. Facilitating the access of all to education and training systems
Strategic Objective 2
Facilitating the access of all to education and training systems

15. Strategic Objective 2 2.1 Open learning environment
2.2 Making learning more attractive
2.3 Supporting active citizenship, equal opportunities and social cohesion

16. Opening up education and training systems to the wider world
Strategic Objective 3
Opening up education and training systems to the wider world

17. Strategic Objective 3
3.1 Strengthening the links with working life and research in society at large
3.2 Developing the spirit of enterprise
3.3 Improving foreign language learning
3.4 Increasing mobility and exchange
3.5 Strengthening the European co-operation

18. Eight Blocks of work Teacher/trainer education
Basic skills/foreign language teaching/entrepreneurship
ICT in education and training
Increasing participation in maths and science
Best use of resources

19. Eight Blocks of work Mobility and European co-operation
Open learning, active citizenship, inclusion
Making learning more attractive, links with working life and society

20. Group A: Improving the education of teachers and trainers
4 Key Issues
1. Identifying the skills teachers and trainers need given their changing roles in society
2. Supporting teachers and trainers as they respond to the challenges of the knowledge society
3. Securing sufficient entry levels
4. Attracting people into the profession from other areas of professional experience

21. Learning process competencies
how teachers are equipped to deal with issues such as diversity of intake, and the environment in which teaching takes place

22. (a) Dealing with social, cultural and ethnic diversity
(b) Organizing learning environments
(c) Integrating ICT
(d) Working in teams
(e) Working in school curriculum and organisation development and evaluation
(f) Collaborating with parents and other social partners
(g) Acting in an investigative or problem-solving way
(h) Steering and promoting their own professional development

23. Learning outcome competencies
how teachers/trainers are equipped to ensure that pupils/trainees acquire skills of citizenship, develop appropriate competencies during their education/training

24. (i) Contributing to citizenship education of pupils and trainees
(j) Promoting the development of competencies of pupils for the knowledge society
(k) Linking the development of new curriculum competencies with subject learning

25. Competencies seen as relating to:
1) Continuum of the teaching/training profession
2) Dialogue between the school and society

26. Focus on policy practice relating to the competencies Issue of policy development and implementation

27. Study visits Deepen knowledge and understanding
Identify messages of interest to countries and European level

28. Next steps Report of the Expert Group What has been accomplished
What needs to be done in the medium term

29. Interim Report at Education Council (Autumn) Presentation of update on process to European Council (Spring 2004)